AirportsGeneral Mitchell International Airport is a large airport serving Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MKE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MKE
- ICAO code
- KMKE
- City
- Milwaukee
- State or region
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.9472° N, 87.8966° W
- Elevation
- 220 m (723 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 3,045 m (9,990 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MKE means General Mitchell International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMKE. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.9472° N, 87.8966° W. It stands 220 metres (723 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Mitchell International Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 3,045 metres (9,990 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 133.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 3,045 m 9,990 ft | 61 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 07R/25L | 2,530 m 8,300 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,688 m 5,537 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07L/25R | 1,462 m 4,797 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01R/19L | 1,275 m 4,182 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago | ORD | 108 km |
| Dane County Regional Truax FieldMadison | MSN | 119 km |
| Chicago Rockford International AirportChicago/Rockford | RFD | 129 km |
| Chicago Midway International AirportChicago | MDW | 130 km |
| Muskegon County AirportMuskegon | MKG | 137 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,918 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,842 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,551 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,271 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,197 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,821 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,948 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,038 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,881 km | 18 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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